Fatal Judgment

I'm not a horribly huge Crime-drama fan, I tend to lean more towards historical fiction. However I very much like the Guardians of Justice series by Irene Hannon, having read the previous book "In harms way" I was rather excited to see another book by Hannon available! Much like the last book this one did not disappoint! We're introduced to Liz Michaels a federal court judge who's sister is brutally murdered. As she goes into protective custody U.S. Marshal Jake Taylor and his team race to try and find the murderer before he tries to finish off the job. This book was full of twists and turns and kept me on the edge of my seat straight until the end!
I 100% recommend this book!



"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.


Available at your favourite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group".

Deeper Into the Word: Reflections on 100 Words from the New Testament

If I'm being fully honest here, I have a really hard time getting into devotional/non-fiction books. However I have to say I very much enjoyed this book. I found for me it was easier to take it slower (Read a few chapters a night, rather that read it straight through). This book was fantastic, I love how deep into the original meaning of some of the scriptures Keri Wyatt Kent went. In some places it really completely changed the understanding I had of the scripture used! I especially enjoyed the chapter about the word "Love". (As someone who did take Greek in college, I was aware a bit of the different meanings, but this book took me even deeper into that and made it much easier to understand and apply!) I love the section that talks about agape love, (I find that its almost over used in a lot of settings, but the author here opens us up to new understandings with it!) We know God is agape (self-sacrificing, unconditional love) but I was unaware that when Jesus tells us to love the Lord your God, its agapao, and again when he tells us to love our neighbor!
This book opened up a whole new understanding of God's wonders and love, I'm excited to get into the Bible and discover more of what God is saying to us!

"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.


Available at your favourite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group".

The Damascus Way

After reading the second book in the series I was so excited to see the latest book in the "Acts of faith" series! I loved "the hidden flame" so I was beyond excited to dive on into this book, and it held quite true to what I've come to expect from Janette Oke and Davis Bunn. The story was well written and very thought provoking. This is one of the few works of fiction that I find effects my Christian walk. Throughout reading the book I really felt challenged to adapt a more Christ-like attitude in my daily dealings. I loved the quiet strength and faith of both Julia (The main character) and Abigail (who we met in the previous book).
This is one of those books that even if you miss reading the first couple, and start with the third, you don't really feel like you're missing part of the story.
I would fully recommend this book!


"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.


Available at your favourite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group".

The Girl in the Gatehouse

 Julie Klassen is quickly becoming one of my very favorite authors, I've enjoyed a few of her other books (The silent governess, was one!) and absolutely love each one I read!

The story has a really great flow to it, and a sense of mystery surrounding it as well! (Which I really appreciate, this book  kept me on my toes straight till the end!).  The story basically is about a young woman who makes a fairly big mistake and is sent to live elsewhere, (obviously within a gate house!) we get to see her struggles as she tries to find a way to make ends meet (For both her self and her governess) and as she learns how to keep a household running.

This was a great book (like all of Klassen's books!) I would really recommend this to anyone wanting a good fiction read, the book was quite good and I think even a non-Christian would enjoy it. It didn't come across as preachy, but still have a good Christian message within it!

"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.


Available at your favourite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group".

Paradise Valley

 I loved this book so much! If you've read this blog at all, I'm sure you're aware by now of my absolute love of all things Amish! So i was very excited to get this book and get right into it! This book happened to be by an author I hadn't read before, but will now be adding to my list of authors to keep an eye out for! I loved his writing style, it had a great flow and was really easy to follow.
The story is really based around an Amish community that is facing persecution for their choices regarding their children. When it (the persecution) becomes too much, some families are left feeling like they need to start anew. Throughout this book I found my self holding my breath at the parts that were scary, and celebrating with the characters when good things came their way. I would 100% recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of the Amish fiction genre!

"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.


Available at your favourite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group".

Nelsons Biblical Cyclopedic Index

I was quite surprised when I received this book in the mail from booksneeze, I had thought it would probably be a good book for my husband (Who is a pastor) to have in his library. However after looking into I've found that I'm now using it during my devotional times as well! Its a fantastic tool (for both me and my husband, lol) giving guides to different scriptures based on the different topics or references.

Also, not only are we using it for both my husband's preaching and my own personal Bible studying, We're finding that we've used it to look up scriptures for our children's church lessons, or our women's/men's Bible studies. It is such a great resource for so many area's in our ministry!! Honestly, this one book has probably cut down by an hour the amount of time online I spend trying to search out scriptures. A very valuable resource and one I'll strongly recommend to anyone involved in ministry!